Decision Taken By: CABINET MEMBER FOR Housing
Decision No: D080081MEM
Date: 19th May 2008
Decision(s) and Reason(s)
Kent Choice Based Lettings Partnership
Minutes
The report advised that all local housing authorities and social housing landlords were required by Government to introduce Choice-based lettings for the allocation of social rented housing by 2010. The report set out the background to the Kent CBL Partnership and sought approval to enter into a Deed of Agreement with other councils and Registered Social Landlords in Kent to develop and deliver a CBL scheme across the county.
Following consideration by the Strategic Housing Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Housing resolved that:
1) the Director of Health and Housing be authorised, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, the Cabinet Member for Finance and the Director of Finance, to sign the Kent Choice Based Lettings Deed of Agreement, subject to there being no significant change in the financial implications on this Authority from those stated in the report;
2) the annual costs, if any, of providing a choice based lettings scheme be reflected in the Medium Term Financial Strategy;
3) a fast track evaluation be completed to ensure the cost of procuring homelessness IT software is reflected in the Capital Plan at the anticipated cost set out in paragraph 3.6.3 of the report;
4) the Director of Health and Housing, or his nominated representative, be endorsed as being the Council's representative on the Kent Choice Based Lettings Project Board; and
5) a good working relationship be promoted with Medway Council to ensure harmonisation between the two Choice Based Lettings schemes within the Kent boundaries.
Reasons: As set out in the report submitted to the Strategic Housing Advisory Board of 19 May 2008.
Signed J Anderson (Cabinet Member for Housing)
Signed Leader: M Worrall
Signed Chief Executive: D Hughes
Date of Publication: 23 May 2008
This decision will come into force and may then be implemented on the expiry of 5 working days after publication unless it is called in.